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New ThyssenKrupp Facility
Adds Tight-Clearance CNC Shear
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The new ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA facility in Calvert, AL, has installed a new CNC shear to cut stainless-steel sheet 0.0-15 to ½ in. thick. The machine does the work of two shears, says its supplier, Hydrapower Intl., Marco Island, FL. It features CNC control of blade gap, rake angle and backgauge position, all optimized based on sheet thickness to avoid burrs and minimize distortion. Also included are special, closely spaced holddown cylinders and a safety light curtain;
www.hydrapower-intl.com.
Coe Adds Canadian Distributor
Monday, September 27, 2010
Veugen Integrated Technologies (VIT), New Dundee, Ontario, Canada, will represent Coe Press Equipment throughout Canada. In addition to being a manufacturer of control systems and an integrator of automated machinery, VIT offers a variety of products through its distribution division, and offers press-control rebuild services for metalforming companies;
www.vit-ltd.com. Coe is online at
www.cpec.com.
Jagemann Stamping Completes
Plex Online Implementation
Friday, September 24, 2010
Implementation of Plex Online manufacturing ERP software at Jagemann Stamping Co., Manitowoc, WI, took just six months and caused not a single missed shipment, reports Jagemann IT manager Patti Nowak. A software-as-a-service ERP solution, Plex Online reportedly can be deployed in less than half the time of typical ERP system installations. Learn more and download a white paper, titled Just in Time Training,
here.
